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Days of Summer: Vitality Blast Review Part 1
15.10.26, 12:00 Updated 14.10.26, 18:29 3 Minute Read
On went the pink shirts, out came the white ball – and it was time to ask that perennial question again: will Middlesex manage to be vaguely competitive in T20 cricket?
For the first half of this initial six-match block, it appeared the answer might be a tentative ‘yes’. The Seaxes put up a decent fight against both Kent and Surrey and then demolished Sussex at Hove after Max Holden and Josh de Caires had put big runs on the board.
Unfortunately, Middlesex immediately reverted to type – although in fairness, most teams would have struggled with an absurd schedule requiring them to play at Merchant Taylors’ School around 16 hours after that victory at Hove.
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